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markrvp:
--- Quote from: Hemi on September 01, 2008, 10:53:45 pm ---So, anyone who lives on any south eastern coast is just being silly since they know that a hurricane could potentially hit them at any time and if an when that happens they should just abandom their hometown and forget about anything that ever went on in that town? I guess you should not live in a city where other people live when one of them could have a gun and could possibly blow your brains out when you could have easily moved out into the forest where no other people exist.
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We are not talking about "anywhere on the south eastern coast." We are specifically talking about New Orleans. Pass Christian, Biloxi, Gulf Port, etc. are not below sea level. They don't require a multi-billion dollar levy system upgrade at tax-payer expense every time a category 3 or higher hurricane hits.
My mother-in-law lost everything in Katrina. She was at ground zero in Pass Christian, MS. Guess what... she doesn't live there any more. Worth noting is the fact that she was smart enough to evacuate two days before the storm hit, unlike the thousands who chose to stay in the "fish bowl" during Katrina when they were told a hurricane was coming.
DaOld Man:
We can all breathe a sigh of relief now. Gustav is on its way to higher grounds.
Missed new Orleans pretty much.
But wait...
There's two more coming!
Level42:
Am I the only one who thinks it's funny that a country that spends hundreds of billions of dollars on a pointless war cannot have the money/will to protect NO properly ?
It would be funny, if it weren't so sad....
O, and here's another thought: What is cheaper in the long run: repairing all the damages again and again or investing in safety to prevent the damages to happen again ?
By the way, there seems to have been a start on improving the situation already:
Arcadis
150 million dollars per year for just this contract. But that's HALF the cost of the Iraq war PER DAY !!!!!!
http://www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar_home
Don't make me laugh....
Hoopz:
Hemi: Congratulations! In just over 2 weeks and ~100 posts, you have already achieved 4 people ignoring you. ChadTower, in 4 years and about ~30,000 posts only has 6 people ignoring him.
That's truly an outstanding accomplishment! Of course, CT has a lot of posts in EE that are fluff...but he is also one of the most helpful in other areas including wood working, monitors, pinball and basic electronics (to name but a few). I'm still waiting on your helpful posts. They're probably percolating in you and ready to come out! :D
Come on, you can do it! Something arcade related... It's easy!
Hoopz:
What, no response? You're on the Board so show us what you have! It's been a couple of minutes so you're probably getting the most useful post EVER ready to go in a sub-forum somewhere. I can't wait! I'm going to highlight it on my monitor so I can easily find it at any time as it's going to be that good.
* This is going to be better than porn!
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